Sheryl A. Johnson, a Monta Vista High School graduate attended De Anza College, University of California at Berkeley, and received a Masters Degree from Stanford University.  She was a member of the USA national field hockey team from 1978-91, representing her country a record 137 times.  Johnson won a bronze medal at the 1984 Olympics and a silver medal at the 1987 Pan American Games. She was voted USA Field Hockey Player of the Year in 1986, 1987 and 1989 and was inducted into the U. S. Field Hockey Association Hall of Fame in 1994. She was Stanford University’s field hockey coach from 1984 to 2002, compiling a 168-125-11 record with nine Nor Pac Conference titles and seven NCAA appearances.

Sheryl Johnson was inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.